FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 870M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 870M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 870M, check out specs charts below.
FirePro W5100
GeForce GTX 870M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 870M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 870M here:
Main Specs
| FirePro W5100 | GeForce GTX 870M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
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- GeForce GTX 870M has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
- FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 870M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
- GeForce GTX 870M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
- FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 870M - in Laptops.
- FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 870M - with Kepler.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 11 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
- FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| QHD / 1440p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Battlefield 5 is 17% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 210−220 | 220−230 |
| medium / 768p | 180−190 | 190−200 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−105 | 100−110 |
| QHD / 1440p | 50−55 | 65−70 |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 140−150 | 150−160 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 55−60 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Dota 2 is 4% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Fortnite is 6% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 30−33 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 9−10 | 10−12 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 75−80 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 14% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 30−33 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Metro Exodus is 7% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Minecraft is 4% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 65−70 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 870M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 9−10 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 65−70 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 15% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 870M. | ||
Full Specs
| FirePro W5100 | GeForce GTX 870M | |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Kepler |
| Code name | Bonaire | N15P-GT |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 March 2014 | 12 March 2014 |
| Pipelines | 768 | 1344 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 941 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 967 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 2,080 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 44.64 | 108.3 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,428 gflops | 2,599 gflops |
| Length | 171 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 120.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | |
| CUDA cores | 1344 | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 |
| SLI options | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 163 Mh/s | 82 Mh/s |
| Laptop size | large | |
| Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | |
| HDCP content protection | + | |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | |
| Optimus | + | |
| Form factor | full height / half length | |
| StereoOutput3D | + | |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | |
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